Police blotter: Mauldin woman charged in 15-year-old sex abuse case

Thursday

Oct 25, 2012 at 7:34 PM

A Mauldin woman was charged this week in connection with sexual abuse that occurred more than 15 years ago.

From staff reports

A Mauldin woman was charged this week in connection with sexual abuse that occurred more than 15 years ago.Mary Candies Wright, 52, of 228 Cambria Court, was arrested Monday and has been charged second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to an arrest warrant.The victim came to the sheriff's office in August and told investigators that he was the victim of sexual assaults between March 1995 and July 1998 in Moore, an incident report states.The warrant states that Wright engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim, who was between 14 and 16 years old at the time. Wright was "in a familial, custodial, and/or authority position to coerce the victim" at the time, the warrant states.Wright has been released from the Spartanburg County Detention Facility on a $20,000 bond.